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Ahoy! 2021 is here.
So the end of 2020 was a remarkable bummer, having very shortly after Christmas come down with COVID along with my partner. It absolutely steam rolled me for two weeks. Although my energy is still absent, I no longer have a fever and have much of my appetite back, which is lovely. It muted an…
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Chill Nature Scrap Combo MMXX
With the end of 2020 mere days away, here we are – perhaps a little worse for wear. I have learned a lot this year, a lot of practical knowledge I was able to get in the fall once my industry got a running start after quarantine. As this year comes to a crunching halt,…
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Bare Branches and Golden Rays
I can’t even fathom that 2020 is over – as many are remarking, it has truly been the longest year that has somehow flown by. The past few months have been very successful for me; almost a full slate of challenging new jobs with a lot of new people. I’ve expressed a gratefulness before, but…
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A Honey Sunset Homecoming
New! I can finally add some seasonally appropriate Chill Nature Time videos to your feeds. This one is long, and I honestly could have stood there until I was a lonely figure in the night. Ducks kept coming and going, and the sun kept peeking out from behind the clouds as it quickly took leave…
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Baby, it’s ripping hot outside
*squints into December* well, that doesn’t look good. Today’s Chill Nature Time is another from my afternoon spent at the Lac Du Bois grasslands. It was dusty and hot; the sun warming the humming meadows of clover and goldenrod. Not a person, problem, or worry around. Head empty, no thought, only protected grassland. This time…
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Sutherland Plunge Pool
I was sitting in the first pub I had been in since March when I got an email from the current production I’m working on letting me know that the newly announced lockdown rules may affect us. We downed an early-wrap beer and headed home, back to isolation. Sure is a bizarre year, isn’t it.…
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Long bog reflections
Boy, 2020’s a doozie isn’t it? But I’ve got to say, I’m thankful for a return to work and getting to work on some stellar projects with some cool people these past few months. Yes, the Current Issue(s) have made things challenging and exhausting in their own special way, but it’s heartening to see people…
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Creekside at Kicking Horse
I’m hoping I wont miss *all* of the fall colour in this work-blitz I’ve been powering through – but for now we’re still livin’ in the hot summer Chill Nature Times. My project turnaround lately has been pretty intense. It’s a great way for me to be working, learning, and networking – because not only…
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Freight Snakes Through Yoho
I’ve still got a few weeks of peak summer Chill Nature Time videos to go. Work has been so busy I haven’t had time to catch the turn of fall quite yet! When it rains it pours – and after the pandemic shut down work for a solid 6 months, it’s been a hard curve…
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Sagebrush for your thoughts
The end of summer always seems so rushed – I always want to have gone more places and done more things before the weather closes in. With sunset seeping backwards into the day, and the complete isolation of the smoke this week, I’ve been dwelling on the feeling of fall. What always marked this time…